John Taber (1684 - bef. 1727)

Born 18 Jul 1684 in Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Manchester) Cory — married about 1706 in Westerly, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died before 28 Aug 1727 before age 43 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Taber was sometimes called "blacksmith of Little Compton." In Bristol County Deeds 12:65 (1717) John receives money from brother Philip of Dartmouth for 1/3 part of land. Susanna married (2nd) Thomas Corey, d. in 1738, son of William and Mary Corey.

John Taber died before 28 Aug 1727, the date his inventory was taken. His will was written 18 June 1718 and proved 21 November 1727, It names his wife Susannah, sons William, Philip and Thomas and daughters Mary and Sarah. His widow remarried to Thomas Cory. Her will, dated 14 Nov 1774 and proved 20 May 1776, names sons Philip, William, Thomas, John and Joseph Taber, and daughters Sarah Hart and Lydia Faulkner.^[1]

He was a husbandman who resided in Dartmouth all his life. His will was dated 18 June 1717 and proved 21 Nov 1727. Three children were born to them after the date of the will, so not included in it, but are named in his widow's will.^[2]

Note

Note: John and Susanna had 8 children together.

Records

Name John Taber Event Type Birth Event Date 18 Jul 1684 Event Place Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Gender Male Father's Name Phillip Taber Mother's Name / ^[3]

Name John Taber Sex Male Son William Taber Other information in the record of William Taber from Massachusetts Births and Christenings Name William Taber Gender Male Birth Date 28 Apr 1711 Birthplace DARTMOUTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS Father's Name John Taber ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, p. 141.
2. ↑ Ralph V. Wood Jr., and Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 12: Francis Cooke (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1999), 80, and Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and His Descendants to Four Generations, 5th edition (Plymouth: GSMD, 2002) 34-35.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29G-TVBV : 5 November 2017), John Taber, 18 Jul 1684; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZV2-347 : 4 December 2014), John Taber in entry for William Taber, 28 Apr 1711; citing DARTMOUTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823562 IT 1-3.

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• Wood, Ralph V. Jr. Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, the first five generations. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1996.

• Sanford, John Minard. John Sanford Genealogy: President John Sanford of BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND 1605-1695 AND HIS DESCENDANTS WITH MANY ALLIED FAMILIES. Self Compiled and Published (244 Walnut Street, East Aurora, New York). Copyright 1966. p. 9

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-L2J : 15 January 2020), John Taber in entry for Philip Taber, 1708.

• "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VV-Y2N : 4 November 2020), Philip Taber, 1732.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCG-93X : 29 July 2021), Phillip Taber, 1732.

Acknowledgments

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